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• Sun 14 Jul 19 · The Return of Race Science (Conway Hall Ethical Society, London)

• Tue 15 Jan 19 · I’m A Joke And So Are You (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 23 Oct 18 · Hearing the Light: Skipping Pylons and the Strange Sound of Silent Motion (Conway Hall Ethical Society, London)

• Sat 20 Oct 18 · The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Live (Conway Hall Ethical Society, London)

• Sun 18 Mar 18 · Bach, the Universe and Everything - We are Made of Star Stuff (Kings Place, London)

• Tue 27 Feb 18 · Everything you know about genetics is wrong (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 4 May 17 · Why haven’t we cured cancer yet? IET EngTalks: Future Science (IET London: Savoy Place, London)

• Sat 1 Apr 17 · Deception Day: Hoaxes, Lies and Fake News (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 23 Feb 17 · Benjamin Franklin: The Founding Father of Open Source? (Benjamin Franklin House, London)

• Tue 31 Jan 17 · Neuro-Magica: Weaving Apophenia, Aporia & Awen (The October Gallery, London)

• Sat 29 Oct 16 · Listening to the End of the World: Live streaming the University of Tokyo Cyberforests and other rem (Goldsmiths, University of London, London)

• Fri 9 Sep 16 · Inspiring Clinical Excellence through Science (Clark Kennedy Lecture Theatre, London)

• Fri 22 Apr 16 · Muscles and Movement (Arts Two Lecture Theatre, London)

• Tue 1 Mar 16 · Enduring Ideas: The Problem of Philanthropy (British Library, London)

• Fri 27 Nov 15 · Science with a million people (The Royal Society, London)

• Mon 12 Oct 15 · Water: weirdest chemical in the universe (Lecture Theatre G16, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London)

• Tue 6 Oct 15 · Cancer Research UK: How would you use £20m to beat cancer sooner? (The Durell Arms, London)

• Wed 22 Jul 15 · Evidence Matters: accountable elections, effective politics (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 7 Jul 15 · Frank Wilczek on a Beautiful Universe (Mary Ward House, London)

• Thu 18 Jun 15 · In Conversation: Prof Brian Cox and Dr Adam Rutherford (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 10 Feb 15 · Incoming! - learning to love the dreaded thunderstone (Royal Astronomical Society, London)

• Tue 20 Jan 15 · Faith, Christianity and your well-being: a lecture on Christian Science (Reading Room, london)

• Tue 4 Nov 14 · SPECIAL EVENT: TALK BY PROFESSOR ALF ADAMS (The Guildford Institute, Guildford)

• Thu 16 Oct 14 · Rationality and Irrationality in Government (Sheikh Zayed Theatre (New Academic Building, LSE), London)

• Mon 6 Oct 14 · Graphene (Friars Green Methodist Church, Warringon)

• Mon 7 Jul 14 · Beauty and Truth: A False Equation? (Toynbee Hall, London)

• Sun 6 Jul 14 · Sunday Lecture - A Gathering for (Martin) Gardner - Rationalist Supreme (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 26 Jun 14 · Escape to the city (The Royal Geographical Society, London)

• Tue 13 May 14 · Byron Cook: Art and Scientific Process (ICA, London)

• Thu 3 Apr 14 · The Life and Work of Michael Faraday (Highgate Cemetery, London)

• Mon 31 Mar 14 · Hidden Pattern in art and science (The Devereux, London)

• Sat 22 Mar 14 · Geology's "rock star" (University of Dundee, Dundee)

• Wed 5 Feb 14 · The Quantum Showcase: For the love of science (Friends of Imperial College, London)

• Thu 30 Jan 14 · Tomorrow's Cities (Museum of London, London)

• Wed 29 Jan 14 · Return of the Microbes: How infections are once more taking over (Museum of London, London)

• Tue 28 Jan 14 · Dark matter: dark energy: dark gravity (Imperial College London, London)

• Mon 9 Dec 13 · Scientists must protect and promote human rights: It is principled and in their interest (Gresham College, London)

• Sat 30 Nov 13 · Science and Pseudo Science (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 27 Nov 13 · Transplantation and the Eye (Museum of London, London)

• Tue 26 Nov 13 · Humanism and the Posthuman Challenge: Bentham Lecture 2013 (Anatomy J Z Young Lecture Theatre, London)

• Wed 20 Nov 13 · Comets - Visitors from the Frozen Edge of the Solar System (Museum of London, London)

• Tue 5 Nov 13 · Having a Laugh? Comedy and Comedians (Museum of London, London)

• Tue 8 Oct 13 · Demand for sustainable palm oil: are we conserving tropical biodiversity? (Huxley Lecture Theatre, London)

• Wed 17 Jul 13 · A Sense of Space (Greenwood Theatre, London)

• Wed 29 May 13 · From bench to bedside: KATP channels and neonatal diabetes (The Royal Society, London)

• Thu 16 May 13 · New technologies for monitoring biodiversity (Huxley Lecture Theatre, London)

• Wed 24 Apr 13 · Interfaces between science and society, particles and light (The Royal Society, London)

• Wed 17 Apr 13 · Parkinson’s and the Genetic Revolution: From Genes to Treatments (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge)

• Mon 11 Mar 13 · Sexual Politics and Revolution: Emma Goldman's Passion (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 13 Feb 13 · International Relations as a Social Science (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Thu 24 Jan 13 · An App That Can Save Lives (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Tue 11 Dec 12 · Mind the gap … in our knowledge: addressing information bias in conservation science (Huxley Lecture Theatre, London)

• Mon 10 Dec 12 · Natures glass: half-full or half-empty? (The Royal Society, London)

• Thu 22 Nov 12 · Can technology set you free? (Royal Academy of Engineering, London)

• Mon 19 Nov 12 · What's going on inside volcanoes? (The Royal Society, London)

• Sat 17 Nov 12 · Earth's Atmospheric Phenomena (The Galilean Society, Glasgow)

• Mon 12 Nov 12 · Seeing Signals from Before the Big Bang (SPES, London)

• Thu 8 Nov 12 · Protected areas: are they safeguarding biodiversity? (Huxley Lecture Theatre, London)

• Mon 22 Oct 12 · How does your body know what time it is? (The Royal Society, London)

• Mon 8 Oct 12 · National Scientific Treasures in Norwich (NBI Partnership Ltd, Norwich)

• Sun 23 Sep 12 · The Menace of Science Without Wisdom (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 18 Sep 12 · SUPERCOMPUTERS FOR THE 21STCENTURY : A STEP-CHANGE IN ADVANCED MODELLING AND VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING (The Royal Society, London)

• Tue 26 Jun 12 · Hele-Shaw Cell Experiments: An Interactive Workshop with Antony Hall (Gazelli Art House, London)

• Fri 8 Jun 12 · Beyond Tomorrow: Visions of the Future (National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff)

• Tue 1 May 12 · The Anne Frank Lecture 2012 (Kennedy Lecture Theatre, London)

• Sat 14 Apr 12 · Open University study day: From Enlightenment to Romanticism (British Museum, London)

• Sun 18 Mar 12 · Sunday Lecture: Investigating the impossible: A skeptical approach (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 11 Mar 12 · Sunday Lecture: Religion, Identity and Psychic Detachment: Exploring some Consequences (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 7 Mar 12 · Drawing on medicine : A talk by Dr. Ken Arnold of the Wellcome Collection (Parasol unit, London)

• Sun 4 Mar 12 · Sunday Lecture: Evidence - Medicine Meets the Philosophy of Science (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 3 Mar 12 · Music and Medicinal Plants (Herbal Sciences International, Loughton)

• Sun 26 Feb 12 · Bad Science Beyond the Western World (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 14 Jan 12 · Beyond the Veil - a closer look at spirits, mediums and ghosts (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 26 Nov 11 · the pattern of meaning (Seven Dials Club, London)

• Sat 19 Nov 11 · Secret Weapons of WWII (National Army Museum, London)

• Thu 27 Oct 11 · Physiology of Autumn - Why do Plants Shed their Leaves? (Society of Chemical Industry - Cambridge and Eastern Group, Cambridge)

• Wed 21 Sep 11 · The Robert Winston Lecture: Manipulating the Brain: Art or Science? (Royal College of Music, London)

• Thu 8 Sep 11 · Over The Horizon: Narratives Of The Future (WORK Gallery, London)

• Sat 9 Jul 11 · Solar flares and northern lights: the beauty and danger of the Sun (The Royal Society, London)

• Thu 16 Jun 11 · An ABC of the Atom (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Wed 8 Jun 11 · Dancing on the Graves of Gods: How Science Kills Faith (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 26 May 11 · PECHAKUCHA NIGHT (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 26 May 11 · Engineering the World (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 26 May 11 · The Industrial Diamond (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Wed 25 May 11 · The pursuit of pulsars (Lecture Theatre G16, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London)

• Thu 19 May 11 · The Future of Solar Power (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Sun 15 May 11 · Science's First Mistake (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 12 May 11 · ISIS: Super-Microscope (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 12 May 11 · Thaumasite Sulphate Attack - A Controversial Subject? (Duplicate account (was: Society of Chemical Industry), n/a)

• Thu 28 Apr 11 · Untangling the Web (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 14 Apr 11 · Exploring the Universe (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 7 Apr 11 · The Age of the Laser (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 31 Mar 11 · Frontier Science (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 24 Feb 11 · The Making of an Urban Nature Park (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 24 Feb 11 · What the Cat Brought In (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Wed 23 Feb 11 · Trees in the Community (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 17 Feb 11 · Proud Horses and Jealous Dogs (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 17 Feb 11 · What can Materials Science tell us about Solar Energy of the Future? (Catrin Finch Centre, Glyndwr University, Wrexham)

• Thu 10 Feb 11 · Wildlife Crime – The Threat to our Environment (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 3 Feb 11 · PechaKucha Night (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 27 Jan 11 · Biodiversity – So What? (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Tue 25 Jan 11 · Quantum Mechanics: Real Magic (Communications and Development, Imperial College London, London)

• Sat 22 Jan 11 · Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Sat 22 Jan 11 · Science, Technology and the Truth (London Buddhist Centre, London)

• Thu 20 Jan 11 · Reading Between the Headlines (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 13 Jan 11 · Introducing the Insects (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 9 Dec 10 · Christmas Lecture: Discovering the Dinosaurs (Family/Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 2 Dec 10 · An ABC of Life (Workshop) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 25 Nov 10 · Five: Secrets of the Senses (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 18 Nov 10 · Five: Mathematics, Magic and the Electric Guitar (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Wed 17 Nov 10 · The History of Habitats on Shotover (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 11 Nov 10 · Five: The Big Personality Test (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 11 Nov 10 · Galileo and the Infinite Universe: science, heresy, and the Inquisition (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Wed 3 Nov 10 · A problem shared: securing a future for our planet (Savoy Place, IET London, London)

• Thu 28 Oct 10 · Science Oxford Live's Greatest Hits: The Atom (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Wed 27 Oct 10 · Science Oxford Live's Greatest Hits: The Universe (Talk/Stargazing) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 21 Oct 10 · Science Oxford Live's Greatest Hits: Oxford's Wildlife (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 14 Oct 10 · Science Oxford Live's Greatest Hits: Friends and Lovers (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 7 Oct 10 · If minds are not just brains, what might they be? (Kensington Central Library Lecture Theatre, Kensington)

• Thu 7 Oct 10 · Science Oxford Live's Greatest Hits: Sex (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 30 Sep 10 · Science Oxford Live's Greatest Hits: The Brain (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Tue 28 Sep 10 · Building a Greener City (Discussion) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Thu 23 Sep 10 · Science Oxford Live's Greatest Hits: Food (Talk) (Science Oxford Live, Oxford)

• Tue 20 Jul 10 · Quantum (The Prince of Teck, London)

• Thu 1 Jul 10 · Past Imperfect, Future Fantastic (Glyndwr University, Wrexham)

• Mon 28 Jun 10 · From coffee houses to conferences – the history of science conversation (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London)

• Fri 25 Jun 10 · The Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition (Royal Festival Hall, London)

• Tue 27 Apr 10 · Just a theory – can there be certainty in science? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Fri 19 Mar 10 · The master puppeteer: how the brain controls the body (Babbage Lecture Theatre, Cambridge)

• Fri 19 Mar 10 · Science of personality research (University Centre, Cambridge)

• Thu 18 Mar 10 · Fred Hoyle: Cosmology and controversy (Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, Cambridge)

• Thu 18 Mar 10 · LaughLab (Babbage Lecture Theatre, Cambridge)

• Thu 18 Mar 10 · UCL Lunch Hour Lecture (UCL, London)

• Wed 17 Mar 10 · Science and Islam (University Centre, Cambridge)

• Tue 16 Mar 10 · UCL Lunch Hour Lecture (UCL, London)

• Tue 16 Mar 10 · Technology is what makes us human (Babbage Lecture Theatre, Cambridge)

• Mon 15 Mar 10 · Secrets of the Universe (University Centre, Cambridge)

• Mon 15 Mar 10 · From the Blitz to Bin Laden: how Londoners respond to adversity (Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, Cambridge)

• Fri 12 Mar 10 · What's the risk of getting out of bed (Babbage Lecture Theatre, Cambridge)

• Thu 11 Mar 10 · One hundred years of rehabilitation: how far have we come and how far still to go? (Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, Cambridge)

• Wed 10 Mar 10 · The price of extinction: what losing biodiversity costs (Judge Business School, Cambridge)

• Wed 10 Mar 10 · Rosie Wilby: the science of sex at CB2 (CB2 Cafe, Cambridge)

• Tue 9 Mar 10 · The Arctic survival show (University Centre, Cambridge)

• Tue 9 Mar 10 · Tarner Lecture: a world elsewhere (Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, Cambridge)

• Mon 8 Mar 10 · Invisible dust - art and science ventures in air pollution, health and climate change (University Centre, Cambridge)

• Mon 8 Mar 10 · What will a nanobot look like (Bristol Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge)

• Tue 2 Mar 10 · UCL Lunch Hour Lecture (UCL, London)

• Sun 28 Feb 10 · Science in the Courtroom: An Examination of the Role Reason Plays (or Doesn't Play) in Modern Law (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 23 Feb 10 · Intellectual Black Holes (Psychology Seminar Series, Goldsmiths' College, London)

• Tue 23 Feb 10 · Fragile web: what next for nature? (The Open University in the East of England, Cambridge)

• Tue 9 Feb 10 · How Many People Really Believe in Astrology? (Psychology Seminar Series, Goldsmiths' College, London)

• Thu 4 Feb 10 · UCL Lunch Hour Lecture (UCL, London)

• Tue 2 Feb 10 · Understanding Delusional Thinking: A Scientist-Practitioner Perspective (Psychology Seminar Series, Goldsmiths' College, London)

• Tue 19 Jan 10 · How Parapsychologists Nullify Null Results (Psychology Seminar Series, Goldsmiths' College, London)

• Fri 15 Jan 10 · Discovery Day 2010 (University of Dundee, Dundee)

• Wed 13 Jan 10 · Theatre of the quantum absurd (Friends of Imperial College, London)

• Sun 10 Jan 10 · The Psychology of Anomalous Experience (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 8 Dec 09 · Supernatural Belief: Me or Memes? (Psychology Seminar Series, Goldsmiths' College, London)

• Thu 29 Oct 09 · DOES THE NATURAL WORLD POINT TO GOD? ALISTER MCGRATH AND STEPHEN LAW (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 29 Oct 09 · Does The Natural World Point To God? (SPES, London)

• Mon 26 Oct 09 · Science on Screen – not testing enough? (Shortwave Cinema, London)

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